Curtain rod and supporting means therefor



Oct. 15, 1935. M. KAHLE CURTAIN ROD AND SUPPORTING MEANS THEREFOR Filed Feb. 23, 1934 ffwemor: Mffaffle ,5 Maw/9% Patented Oct. 15, 1935 UHTED STATES orr cli CURTAIN ROD AND SUPPORTING MEANS THEREFOR 10 Claims.

This invention relates to curtain rods and supporting means therefor.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a pair of brackets having a. base which is adapted to be attached to a wall. The brackets have formed thereon a supporting arm which has attached thereto a V shaped spring member. A curtain rod is adapted to be mounted on the arm andis provided with a slot in which the spring engages to lock the rod to the arm.

Another object is to provide means for supportingcurtain rods which comprises a pair of brackets which have formed thereon a plurality of supporting arms of varied length to facilitate mounting of the rods in parallel thereon.

Another object is to provide a sheet metal bracket having means formed thereon for clamping a spring member thereto.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be better understood by reference to the following specification and accompanying drawing in which like characters represent corresponding parts and wherein Fig. 1 is a top plan view of. the invention with the brackets attached to a wall and the rods mounted in place, parts being broken away and shown in cross section and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of. one of the brackets.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, l indicates a. bracket having a perforated base portion 2 adapted to be attached to a wall 3 by screws or the like 4. The base 2 in the present instance is rectangular and has arms 5 and B V bent outwardly at right angles thereto at the longitudinal edges thereof, the arm 6 being substantially longer than the arm 5. The brackets i are adapted to be mounted on the wall 3 with the shorter arms 5 arranged inwardly in opposed relation. The arms 5 and 6 are of substantially the same formation and for the purpose of convenience, only one of the arms-will be described. Referring to arm 5 it will be seen that the longi tudinal edges thereof have U shaped portions '5 bent therefrom in opposed relation. Punched from the arm 5 in close proximity to the outer edge thereof is a tongue 8. Mounted longitudinally on the outer face of the arm 5 is a substantially V shaped leaf spring 53 having an inner foot portion if! and an elongated outer foot portion H which are adapted to abut the arm 5. The foot H is adapted to be inserted beneath the tongue 8 and be clamped to the arm by a lip 52 formed on the outer end of the arm. The bight portion 53 of the spring 9 is adapted to extend beyond the plane the outer ends of the leg portions El and I8 there- 5 of respectively being open. Formed in the inner face of the legs I? are substantially rectangular slots l9, and formed in the outer faces of the legs 1 8 are adapted to be mounted upon the outer ends of the arms 5 and 6 respectively. The legs are then moved inwardly en the arms until the edges 2i and 22 respectively thereof engage the face 23 of the springs 9. Continued movement of the legs will tend to flatten the spring until the outer edge of. the bight portion i3 is in the same plane as the inner face of the walls 24 and 25 of the legs ii and I8 respectively. The springs remain flattened until the outer edge I9 of the slots 19 and 2t passes the bight portion It at which time the spring will move outwardly toward normal position. The rods are moved inwardly until the springs resume their normal position within the slots 59 and 26 at which time'the rods will be locked to the arms. It will be noted that the outer edge IQ of the slots I9 and 29 engages the leg 28 of the springs 9 at a point below the center thereof, the result being that movement outwardly of the rods would move the bight portion !3 outwardly thereby limiting movement of the rods.

When it is desired to remove the rods [5 and It, the springs 9 may be moved toward flattened position by the finger of a person, and the rods withdrawn. If desired, the rods may be made of thetelescopic type, thereby necessitating removal of only one end thereof from the brackets when it is desired to arrange a curtain thereon or remove the same.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a device which is simple in construction and economical to manufacture, and it is to be understood that various changes in the details'of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of. the invention or the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, including a slidable member having a slot therein, a supporting bracket for said member comprising a base, an arm extending at right angles to said base, and a leaf spring carried by said arm having its outer end fixed thereto and the inner end slidably mounted thereon, said spring having a V shaped intermediate portion adapted to be inserted in said slot whereby to lock said memher to said bracket.

2. In a device of the class described, including a slidable memberhaving a slot therein, a bracket adapted to support said member comprising a base, an arm bent at right angles to said base having opposed U shaped'formationsalong the longitudinal edges thereof adapted to guide said slidablemember, and a leaf spring carried by said arm, having its outer end fixed thereto and ,the inner end slidably mounted thereon, said spring having a V shaped intermediate portion adapted to be inserted in said slot whereby to lock said slidable member to said arm.

3. In a device of the class described, a bracket having a base adapted to be attached to a wall, an arm extending at right angles to said base, a

spring carried by said arm having its outer'end fixed thereto and the inner end slidably mounted thereon, said spring having a V shaped inter mediate portion adapted to receive a slotted tubular rod whereby to lock said rod to said arm.

5. In a device of the class described, a bracket having a base portion adapted to be attached to a wall, a pair of parallel arms extending outwardly at right angles to said base, springs severally mounted on the outer faces of said arms, one of said arms being shorter than the other, each of said springs having one end fixed to its arm and its other end slidably arranged thereon, the intermediate portion of said springs being V shaped and adapted to receive a slotted tubular rod whereby to lock said rod to said arm. 7

6. In a device of the class described, a supporting bracket comprising a base, an arm bentoutwardly at right angles to said base, a V shaped spring extending laterally lengthwise on said arm and having inner and outer foot portions'adapted to engage said arm, a tongue punched from said arm and adapted to receive therebeneath the intermediate portion of said outer foot, and a lip formed on the outer end of said arm adapted to be clamped against the end of said outer foot.

7. A bracket comprising a base, a pair of parallel arms bent outwardly at right angles from opposite edges of said base, substantially V shaped leaf springs longitudinally mounted on said arms and having inner and outer foot portions adapted to engage said arms, tongues punched from said arms and adapted to receive an intermediate portion of said outer foot portions therebeneath, and a lip formed on the outer end of each of said arms adapted to clamp the respective ends of said outerfoot portions to its arm.

. 8. A bracket comprising a base, a pair of parallel arms bent outwardly at right angles to said base, one of said arms being longer than the other, 7v .shaped leaf springs longitudinally mounted on the face of said arms and having inner and outer foot portions adapted to engage said arms, tongues punched from said arms and adapted to receive an intermediate portion of said outer foot portions therebeneath and a lip formed on the outer end of said arms adapted to clamp said outer foot portions to said arms.

9. A bracket comprising a perforated base, an arm bent at right angles to said base, a V shaped leaf spring mounted on said arm and having inner and outer foot portions extending laterally on said arm, a tongue punched from said arm and adapted to receive the outer of said foot portions therebeneath, and a lip formed on the outer end of said arm adapted to clamp the outer end of said outer foot to said arm.

10.'A sheet metal bracket comprising a perforated base, an arm extending at right angles to said base and having opposed U shaped formations along the longitudinal edges thereof, a tongue punched from said arm in close proximity to the outer end thereof, a V shaped leaf spring having inner and outer foot. portions mounted longitudinally on said arm, the intermediate portion'of said outer foot being adapted to be inserted beneath said tongue, and a lip formed on theouter end of said arm adapted to clamp the outer end of said outer foot to said arm.

MAX KAHLE. 

